News Analysis

The news value .............. is almost opposite to recency. This news value refers to stories that have been in the public eye for some time are already considered to have news value. Therefore a story - for instance about the abduction and murder of a child - may run for weeks and weeks, even if nothing new really happens.

• Negativity

• Uniqueness

• Currency

• Elite Nations

If a newspaper or news programme is the first and only news organisation breaking a story, then they will rate that very highly. The UK Sunday papers are very fond of this news value. What is it?

• Proximity

• Currency

• Exclusivity

• Size

Stories with a 'Human interest' angle, are beloved of newspapers, particularly if they involve a well-known person. Some say this news value has become distorted, and that news organisations over-rate ................... stories, particularly those involving celebrities.

• Personality

• Negative

• Simplicity

• Elite Nations or People

Two of the most famous global agencies are Reuters and Agence France Presse (AFP).

• Reuters and Agence France Presse (AFP)

• Reuters and Ofcom

• Ofcom and ASA

• LOL and IMO

Lack of objectivity, approaching a news story with a set of conclusions already in place, allowing opinion to shape the telling of a story is known as ........

• Bigotry

• Narrow mindedness

• Bias

• Anchorage

Communication of a stream of images and/or sound between a situation and a studio via a news truck OR a regular update online live is called a .....

• Flow

• Feed

• Notification

• Blog

General or human interest story, often can be run without time pressures (ie when the news organisation has space). Sometimes referred to as feature news.

• Lead

• Column

• Soft news

• Hard news

Public opinion as expressed by random interviewees 'in the street'. Sometimes known as a MOS (Man On Street)

• Sound bite

• Street Stop

• Vox Pop

• Voice Pop

News that uses sensationalist angles and may not be as rigorous as it could be when it comes to fact checking

• Local

• National

• Tabloid

• Broadsheet

What are the factors that denote how valuable a story might be to an audience, thus deciding its position in a news bulletin, newspaper or news website?

• Size

• News Values

• News Importance

• Hardness